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Worcester committee approves and files dozens of parking, crosswalk and speed-calming petitions
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Parking & Traffic Committee voted on multiple petitions — approving several crosswalk and signage items pending funding, filing others for referral, and holding select residential permit and no-parking proposals for further neighborhood review.
The Worcester City Parking & Traffic Committee handled a broad docket of petitions on Dec. 18, voting to approve some items, file others, and request chair’s orders or further neighborhood review for several traffic-safety actions:
Key outcomes (votes recorded by roll call where shown):
- 3D (Raymond Eliasson, 8 Shepherd St): DTM recommended placing a handicapped space on the opposite side (in front of 5 Shepherd St) because the original location is in a winter parking ban. The committee voted to re-advertise for the alternate location (motion approved; roll call recorded yeses). (Segments: public testimony SEG 082–165.)
- 3G (Kevin Baldwin / Kendrick Street): Callers asked to retain an existing handicapped space at 100–101 Kendrick; DTM recommended filing the removal petition and retaining the space. Committee voted to file and retain the space. (SEG 223–321.)
- Multiple handicap-space petitions (3A–3F):…
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